The answer to Wordle #670 was

PLATE: A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten.

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Word difficulty: Easy

Why it may be easier: five different letters, at least two vowels and none of Q, Z, X, J, K, V or W.

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How difficult was it for the solver?

In a replay of past puzzles, Wordle #670 scores 28/100 for solver difficulty (easier for the solver).

45 Possible answers after CRANE
2 Possible answers after SLATE
190 Possible answers after ADIEU
3 Words in the PLA_E family
3 Guesses in the solver replay

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Wordle #670, measured

This section compares PLATE's solver-difficulty percentile, first-guess results for ten familiar openers, and opt-in player reports. Each number identifies its dataset.

Solver difficulty, as a percentile

28/100

This score is a percentile, not an opinion. Under the site's fixed solver settings, PLATE measured harder for the solver than about 28% of all 1,906 recorded answers to date. Its rating is easier for the solver. CRANE, SLATE and ADIEU leave about 79 possible answers; it has a 3-word PLA_E family.

Solver pressure ranks the answer within the pool; it does not measure player performance. The opener table compares first-guess results, and the contributed ratings report player results.

CRANE, SLATE and ADIEU benchmark

SLATE left the fewest candidates: its first-guess feedback left 2 of the 2,374 words in the site's working answer pool. At the other end, AUDIO left 442 candidates, about 221 times as many. The vowel-heavy probes ADIEU and AUDIO revealed comparatively little here. Vowel coverage helps only when the answer's vowels are still in doubt.

First-guess feedback each opener would have received against PLATE, and how many answer-pool words would still match it
OpenerFirst-guess feedbackAnswers still possible
SLATE SLATE 2
SALET SALET 5
STARE STARE 5
TARSE TARSE 7
TRACE TRACE 13
RAISE RAISE 41
CRANE CRANE 45
ARISE ARISE 49
ADIEU ADIEU 190
AUDIO AUDIO 442

“Answers still possible” counts the words in the site's 2,374-word working answer pool whose feedback would match that opener exactly. This is pattern arithmetic, not a simulation. A smaller number means the opener left fewer possible answers after the first guess. It does not describe later turns.

Contributed player ratings

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1 Suppressed
2 Suppressed
3 Suppressed
4 Suppressed
5 Suppressed
6 Suppressed
X Suppressed

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Solver replay

One route our solver takes from its usual opening word to PLATE.

The solver reaches the answer in 3 guesses.

Common questions

What was the Wordle answer for April 20, 2023?
The Wordle answer for April 20, 2023 (puzzle #670) was PLATE.
What does PLATE mean?
PLATE: A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten.
Why was Wordle #670 tricky?
PLATE is rated easy for estimated word difficulty. Why it may be easier: five different letters, at least two vowels and none of Q, Z, X, J, K, V or W.

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